Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1974) is a

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-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio,

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, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 2007. Since 2004 he has performed and recorded in her backing band. Nuttall's songs have been recorded by Miller-Heidke, including her singles, " Space They Cannot Touch" (March 2008), "

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" and other tracks on her debut album, '' Little Eve'' (both 2007). As Franky Walnut, Nuttall performs comic songs such as, "Where Have I Been All Your Life?" and "Three Word Review", both of which he recorded. His first solo album, ''The Franky Walnut Reflective Drink Coaster'' (2013), was nominated for the

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Biography

Keir Francis Nuttall, Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' was born in 1974, and raised in

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by Lyn, a primary school teacher, and Robyn Nuttall. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School before studying at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2001. Nuttall played in a number of Brisbane bands, including Complicated Game, experimental rock-funk trio More (formed in Toowoomba with Phil Lepherd and Lachlan Stewart), industrial metallers Dogmachine, and 1980s covers band Space Invaders. In 2001 he formed

, on lead guitar and vocals, as a progressive rock band with fellow conservatorium students, Steve Pope on drums and Scott Saunders on bass guitar and vocals. Nuttall has written songs recorded by his then-girlfriend (now wife), Kate Miller-Heidke, since 2004. His written work include her single, " Space They Cannot Touch" (March 2008), which first appeared on her debut extended play, ''

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'', in July 2004. With his band mates from Transport, Nuttall is also a member of her backing band. Another composition for his now-wife, "

" (May 2007) was nominated for ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single in

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. Nuttall and Miller-Heidke collaborated on all tracks on her second album, '' Curiouser'' (October 2008). In May 2009 the pair were awarded the Grand Prize of $US25,000 in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition for their composition, " Caught in the Crowd". It was released as the second single from ''Curiouser'', in February 2009, which peaked in the ARIA Singles Chart top 40. As Franky Walnut, during Miller-Heidke concerts, Nuttall performs comic songs such as, "Where Have I Been All Your Life?" and "Three Word Review", both of which he recorded. His first solo album, ''The Franky Walnut Reflective Drink Coaster'' (2013), was nominated for the

. The pair formed a side-project, Fatty Gets a Stylist, and issued a self-titled album in June 2011, which reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 100. Internationally it was re-titled as ''Liberty Bell''. Together with Miller-Heidke, he co-wrote the score and additional songs for the stage musical version of ''

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''. It premiered to positive reviews in Sydney, in November 2017 and continued in its run to late January of the following year. In 2019, "

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," a song co-written by Nuttall and Miller-Heidke with

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, was selected to represent

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at the

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. It was performed by Miller-Heidke, where it reached the final and finished in ninth place.

Personal life

Nuttall took part in an unplugged band competition at

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's Regatta Hotel and won against a fellow Brisbane group. Nuttall started dating that group's lead singer, Kate Miller-Heidke, while both attended Queensland Conservatorium of Music. The couple married in November 2007, and in 2016 the couple had their first child.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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are a set of annual ceremonies presented by

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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, ''The Franky Walnut Reflective Drink Coaster'' , Best Comedy Release , , , -

Helpmann Awards

The

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is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the

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, ''Muriel's Wedding The Musical'' (with Kate Miller-Heidke) , rowspan="2" , Best Original Score , , , - ,

, ''Twelfth Night'' (with Kate Miller-Heidke) , , , -

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuttall, Keir 1974 births Australian rock singers Australian rock guitarists Living people Musicians from Brisbane Place of birth missing (living people) Helpmann Award winners People educated at Toowoomba Grammar School